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Fri, 12/23/2011 - 8:58am — Mike

A couple of quotes and some thoughts.

"[The founding fathers] conferred, as against the Government,
the right to be left alone -- the right most valued by civilized men."
-- Justice Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941) US Supreme Court Justice, 1928

Indeed, the right to be left alone. That's a profound thought in a new era when the battlefield of the war on terror has gone global and our fundamental right to freedom and due process have been set aside.

Yowzer! Jihad vs. McWorld? Mr. Barber could be headed to Homeland Security Halliburton Hilton for those thoughts. I think it's a shame that American branding has devolved from images like walking lady liberty, a light held aloft by the statue of liberty, the blindfolded lady of justice to Planet Hollywood, Hummers, big macs and assault weapons.

Hope you all have a wonderful holiday with family members, that you enjoy a good meal and good company and that you cleave to values that cannot be marked down for quick sale.

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